Band of Survivors Team Update 2

Hello all, today was a really great day. We spent the day getting to know each other better and growing as a team. In the morning we had a teaching session on spiritual gifts. We learned that we are all the Body of Christ and that we belong to one another. We learned about all of the different gifts that the Holy Spirit gives us and why we have been diversely gifted. We then took a Spiritual Gift Inventory and it was great to see that God has given so many of us with different gifts and that his Spirit is working in and through us.

In the afternoon, we went on the high ropes course out at camp. When we showed up we split into three groups and went up on the course. From the ground it didn’t look that high, but when we were actually up there it looked really high (over 40 feet, I believe). Many of us were scared, even though some wouldn’t admit it. But I am glad to say that all 23 of us successfully did the course and we all had to work together in the process. We were forced to hold hands all the way across and had to use each other so not to fall. It was really hard, but it made us come and work together a lot, as we are going to do all summer.

We then studied Acts 2 and were excited to see that the things the Holy Spirit did at Pentecost are still happening through the Spirit’s power today. We then ate a delicious snack of juice and choco tacos and had a night swim. Some of us played volleyball and others played water polo. It was a really great time to spend together and continue to get to know each other. I really love everyone in this group and I love getting to know them better. We are really starting to get to know each other and are having a really great time with each other.

Cordially,
Justin Rose